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20–21 January 2027, NEC, Birmingham

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"Who knows what the next year will bring (for crops) with the El Niño event?"

Hutchinsons agronomist Darryl Shailes gives his latest insights into root crop production

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Darryl Shailes

I've swapped the Waveney Valley for the Ötztal Valley in Austria this week, a much greener pastoral environment. The last hay fields are being cut, and silage is being made for winter - no drought here....

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